The Manliest Moustaches of All Time

They are sexy, inspiring, rugged and oh-so-masculine, they are moustaches and they are back in the game, yet again! From being relegated to antiquity, novelty and now a modern necessity, moustaches have come-of-age.

Whatever said and done, a man with a moustache is considered the manliest of all, and as an ode to the torchbearers. MensXP brings you the manliest moustaches of all time.

1) Tom Selleck

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Whether he is playing a Hawaiian private eye in Magnum P.I or an architect with zero parenting skills in Three Men and a Baby, Tom always brought in a healthy dose of manly testosterone with the awesome ‘stache of his. His classic chevron style became a sex symbol all on its own. In 1997, however, Selleck in a bid to experiment with his looks shaved off his manly nose mane. Thankfully, better sense prevailed and he brought the facial hair back after going naked face for almost three years. The actor is approaching 70, but his iconic moustache is still going incredibly strong.

2) Chuck Norris

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He has a moustache that he prides himself of, and the entire nation follows suit. Chuck Norris’s moustache is the Rajinikanth of the beard world. If any of you follow Chuck Norris jokes that have swept the nation, the following that pays tribute to the martial arts God and TV icon’s moustache will definitely make you chuckle – “Chuck Norris‘ moustache doesn’t need a comb, the comb needs his moustache.” “Chuck Norris doesn’t have a moustache; it is just some of his hair trying to run away from his face.” Or “Chuck Norris injects steroids into his upper lip, so that it can bear the weight of his moustache.” Well, enough said.

3) General Ambrose Burnside

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You know your facial hair is manly when they name a certain type of it after you. General Ambrose Burnside was a politician, Union Army General, inventor and the Father of Sideburns. Burnside wore a unique style of facial hair that consisted of thick sideburns connected to a handlebar moustache. Originally, this style of hair growth was called burnsides in honour of General Burnside. But over time, syllables were switched around to the more familiar form used today. And as we know, from John Lennon to Elvis Presley, to Hugh Jackman, everyone has been there and sported this novel look!

4) Salvador Dali

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This Surrealist painter’s art was creative, unconventional and out-of-the-box and do you know that he also loved making his pet lobster walk? Talk about craziness, he certainly had to have a moustache that mirrored his personality. Salvador once quoted that his moustache was the most serious aspect of his life and we couldn’t agree more. It’s actually a very serious Hungarian moustache, styled by using pomade. Apply pomade on both sides and style it with the help of your hands so that it tapers to the top, and there you have it, the artistic influence of the world’s most famous facial hair.

5) Karl Marx

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Karl Marx’s distinctive beard is so masculine and inspiring that we wonder if he was able to spearhead revolutions and inspire the working class to break-free off the shackles of capitalism or was it just his beard that did all the talking. Talk about growing a full-beard, Karl Mark was the ultimate pioneer of this facial hairstyle. His beard grew in epic proportions, close to approximately 8 inches. Karl carried that facial hairstyle till his grave, and we say someone who knows how to sport and carry a beard that gigantic, he is definitely the MAN!